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CSRC9300 combines auto-grade Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Smart Ready and aptX audio to differentiate cars.
Cambridge, UK and Sunnyvale, CA – CSR plc has announced the launch of the CSRC9300, the first auto-grade chipset to combine Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v4.0 connectivity with audio capabilities. The complete solution will enable car manufacturers to deliver future connected car applications, such as Miracast over 5Ghz, and keyless entry using Bluetooth v4.0.
“Bluetooth is a major priority and we recognise that adoption of in-vehicle Wi-Fi is increasing,” says Thomas Carmody, Head of Connectivity Marketing at CSR. “CSR is leading the way with CSRC9300, enabling our customers to easily create the connected car of the future. So we have created a chipset that combines CSR’s best of breed automotive grade Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.0 and audio technologies to allow us to support this growing market and enable our customers to differentiate their products.”
The solution will provide:
- Next-generation Wi-Fi for high-bandwidth applications.
- Bluetooth v4.0 Smart Ready for the low-power connectivity ecosystem.
- Complementary audio, including aptX for high-fidelity wireless streaming.
The CSRC9300 enables next-generation 5Ghz Wi-Fi connectivity with the 802.11a standard, which is set to support a number of exciting new applications for the car including in-vehicle video streaming. By moving high bandwidth demanding applications to the 5Ghz frequency, designers can avoid congestion on the 2.4Ghz frequency in the vehicle which is also used for Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart Ready communications. The chipset will also support the latest Wi-Fi features, including Wi-Fi direct and its services, which will enable more seamless Wi-Fi connectivity between cars and the latest smartphones on the market.
The chipset also contains Bluetooth v4.0 support which enables low-power connectivity and basic data transfer for applications previously limited by the power consumption, size constraints and complexity of other wireless standards. By including Bluetooth v4.0, the chipset will enable applications such as proximity and keyless entry applications. It will also allow consumers to securely connect to their cars, so they can have data such as lock/unlock status sent to their Bluetooth Smart Ready enabled smartphones.
In addition, the chipset incorporates audio offloading capabilities such as on-chip support for wideband speech codec processing, and Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) decoding for high-fidelity wireless audio. CSRC9300 will also include CSR’s award winning aptX audio codec to ensure consumers can stream CD-quality audio over Bluetooth from aptX-enabled smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4.
By combining and optimising both software and hardware elements of the chipset, CSR has reduced engineering efforts for companies looking to integrate the device into next-generation designs. Existing customers can also reuse their software investment in existing CSR Bluetooth and Wi-Fi solutions, while migrating to the new solution, to enhance their existing designs. The hardware components required to power the CSRC9300 have also been minimised, providing significant cost savings. CSRC9300 also offers a single, flexible solution for designers with a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capable device, as well as a Wi-Fi only variant in the same automotive grade package.
Additional product features:
- Wi-Fi subsystem on the CSRC9300 is provided by a RAM firmware image, allowing customers the flexibility to introduce changes to the Wi-Fi operation of their systems.
- Concurrent network support on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies gives designers additional flexibility in managing their in-vehicle wireless networks.
- Excellent Wi-Fi throughput performance.
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi coexistence tailored for automotive use cases.
- CSRC9300 will be supported on important automotive platforms such as Linux, Windows Automotive, QNX and Android.
For more information visit www.csr.com.
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Dentsu Singapore tied up with non-profit organisation Green is the New Black to launch aÂ co-produced film. Called “Plastic Salt” and released today in line with World Earth Day, aims to bring the spotlight that 90% of the worldâs salt contains microplastic.
The film looks to reinforce that plastic consumption is happening to people through the intake of daily meals, and raise awareness and empower people to take action to refuse single-use plastic.Â Leveraging Dentsu Singaporeâs creative capabilities, “Plastic Salt” brings to light the impact of microplastic pollution through the motif of a salt grinder.
Using recycled plastic, Dentsu Singapore 3D-printed miniature single-use plastic objects to look like salt, placed them in a salt grinder on tables around Singapore and filmed consumer reaction. The consumers captured in the film only noticed the plastic objects after few attempts to ground them. Some of the consumers scanned the back of the grinder to find out more information on microplastic found in salt.
Stephanie Dickson, founder, Green is the New Black said “Plastic Salt” is a “simple but powerful idea” that is showcasing how bad the issue is and showing that it comes directly back to consumers and they have no idea what the long-term effects are going to be and for the future generations.
Meanwhile, Paula Miquelis, co-founder, Green is the New Black said plastic pollution is something that people appear to be very concerned about, but the organisation sees a disconnect with what people are saying and what people are doing. “The simple fact remains each of us is playing a part. If everyone simply refused plastic in the first place, it would make a huge difference. Wherever possible, we need to help to raise awareness of these issues â we need to educate more people and fast,” she added.
Chloe Rees, partnership director and social impact lead, Dentsu Aegis Network Asia Pacific said 2018 was the beginning of the agency’s sustainability journey regarding single use plastic in Singapore.
“While we donât know what the future will hold, our actions today do have an effect on the years and decades to come. We want to continue inspiring local (and global) businesses to take #littlegreensteps to reducing their dependency on plastic. As testament to this, we have produced our first film, âPlastic Saltâ, to raise awareness on microplastics both in Singapore and at a global scale on World Earth Day,” she added.

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The bylaw meant to regulate ride-sharing business like Uber in Kingston is on a permanent hold, according to the Kingston Area Taxi Commission.
The commission met Wednesday evening to discuss bylaw 4, which was passed in June and should have taken effect on Sept. 15. After an emergency meeting called by the commission last week, the bylaw was temporarily suspended for legal review.
Rod Moffat, the chair of the commission, said from that review they learned that under Canadian law, the commission has purview over all taxi brokers, but not over ride-sharing companies.
Bylaw 4 was supposed to impose regulations on ride-sharing companies much like they would on taxi services, requiring drivers to register licences with the commission, as well as asking companies like Uber to pay thousands of dollars to operate in Kingston. For now, these stipulations won’t be met, and Uber will continue operating in Kingston as it always has.
It’s upsetting for taxi drivers like Roy Ambury, who was present at Wednesday’s meeting. He’s been driving cabs on Kingston roads for the last 40 years and says with rising costs, Uber is affecting his business.
“It’s disappointing,” said Ambury. “That means we have to work longer hours, more days, just to make a basic living.”
WATCH: Taxi driver in Kingston upset after regulating bylaw was put on hold
But for Uber drivers like Vic Guilherme — who had worried the fees imposed on Uber would have driven the company out of Kingston — it’s the news he had been hoping for.
“The fees and everything compared to taxi bylaw, and the fees that they pay — I don’t think it was fair at all.”
James Litchfield, another Kingston Uber driver, recently registered a complaint to the Canadian Competition Bureau, claiming bylaw 4 was unfair to ride-sharing businesses in Kingston.
He originally thought the bylaw had been put on hold due to his complaint, but Moffat says the Competition Bureau had nothing to do with the bylaw’s undoing.
Despite the setback, Moffat says the commission is still committed to their original goal.
“Now we have to determine what our options are to regulate Uber under bylaw 4.”
The commission also passed a motion to increase the taxi rate by approximately 19 per cent. This would be the first rate jump for taxi drivers in Kingston in 10 years, which was seen as a small win for drivers.
“I’m cautiously optimistic that something is going to happen that is good,” said Ambury.
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An anonymous tipster told GigaOm's Om Malik that Apple has paid Swedish company Xcerion $4.5 million for its iCloud storage service and the domain name iCloud.com. This news has led to rumors that Apple is planning to use the name iCloud for a cloud-based music service.
Xcerion recently rebranded its iCloud service as CloudMe after acquiring the CloudMe.com domain. TechCrunch asked the company if the name change had anything to do with Apple, but Xcerion's rep said that it chose the new name to "better reflect our new focus on files and storage," and avoided any mention of Apple.
On April 29, one day after the GigaOm post appeared, All Things Digital confirmed the purchase.


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Cyber Monday Sales at Record as Ebay and Amazon Win Shoppers
Online shopping reached a single day record as Cyber Monday sales surged and Ebay Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. siphoned consumers away from brick and mortar stores. In comparison to 2012, online sales showed an increase of 21%, as stated by International Business Machines Corp (IBM). The most benefit was reaped by retailers who cater to tablet and smartphone users as 32% of the site visits were contributed by mobile traffic. This is a 45% increase when compared with last year statistics. On an otherwise tepid and slow holiday season, e-commerce turned out to be the only bright spot while there was the first decline in the Black-Friday weekend since 2009.
Nonetheless, the National Retail Foundation has shown that although internet sales will climb about 15%, which is three times faster as compared to retail growth, they still contribute only about 14% to the total. According to analysts, the results that have been seen so far are very strong from the perspective of e-commerce especially as opposed to brick and mortar stores. They also added that this was the first holiday season in which mobile was really leaving its mark on overall retail sales, whether from a tablet or smartphone.
On Black Friday, the online spending had shown an increase of about 15% and reached a total of $1.2 billion. However, there was a 2.9% decline in total purchases leaving them at $57.4 billion because of the in-store slump during the four days starting from Thanksgiving holiday on November 28th. Declining investor optimism regarding the US holiday sales was reinforced by these results. It is predicted that internet sales will rise to about $82 billion in the holiday season, which is about three times faster as opposed to the total retail growth of about 3.9%, bringing it to $602.1 billion.
As per the data provided by IBM in regard to sales, more than 17% of the online purchases were driven by mobile devices on Cyber Monday. Online retailers are catering to the worldwide customers by offering them immense discount coupons related to their preferred products and services. Consumers were lured by Amazon by offering them 65% discounts on cashmere for both men and women or 46% off on a Canon digital camera and half prices charged Mattel and Fisher-Price products. Similar discount offers were provided by Ebay, which is based in San Jose, California such as more than 80% discount on diamond studs.
The same trend was followed by physical stores that also have websites such as Madewell was offering 25% off on all merchandise and was also providing free shipping as part of the deal. According to the statistics, when compared with last year, Amazon has reported a 47% increase in sales while Ebay has benefitted from a 21% boost in its sales. Ebay has stated that Cyber Monday turned out to the biggest shopping day of the entire season. For US retailers, Cyber Monday has always been the biggest shopping day of the year where stores lose share while web retailers gain them.


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Tesla Motors is in a state-by-state fight to sell its electric cars directly to consumers. States have strong franchise laws that give only dealers that privilege, and dealers are using their political power to keep it that way. But maybe not all of them. Some on Wall Street think a few dealers might be fine with Tesla getting its way.
The issue is way bigger than Tesla, which sells a relative handful of cars. Franchise laws protect dealers from competition. But they can also make it tricky for certain dealers to get bigger.
“If these laws were amended or liberalized more to open up the opportunities that dealers have to consolidate, that would actually be to their advantage,” says Dan Crane, associate dean at Michigan’s Law School.
Crane and other Tesla supporters say that opening up the system would lower prices for consumers. But it could also set off a wave of mergers. There are thousands of car dealers. Buyouts could shrink that to hundreds, even dozens. Many established dealers don’t want that, so they’re fighting to preserve their franchise laws.
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The United States could run out of unique Internet addresses to assign to new devices by the end of this year, a telecommunications official
said. Internet Protocol version 4, known as IPv4, provides the dominant architecture for the Internet. It requires devices to have unique identifiers,
known as an IP address, but it only has space for 4.3 billion of those addresses. The recent profusion of mobile devices and the expansion of
Internet services to more homes have quickly depleted available addresses. An upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol with more
space, called IPv6, is available, but adoption in the United States has lagged behind Europe, China and other countries. An estimated 94.5
percent of the available IP addresses for IPv4 have already been used, and the remaining 5.5 percent are expected to be allocated among the
Regional Internet Registries by next summer.next year, a telecommunications official said.


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After reports which suggested the newly released Galaxy Note 7 may catch fire while charging. Numerous photos and videos uploaded to social media suggested the phones exploded and burned while charging. More than 35 such cases have been reported to Samsung thus far. This lead to a global recall of nearly 2.5 million units of the flagship device. In an announcement they said the problem is specifically with the battery, and that the battery is supplied by 2 different manufacturers. Only one of the two manufacturers had the problem. The name of the manufacturer at fault was not disclosed at the time of the announcement.
Now, Korean reports are suggesting the problems are with the batteries produced by Samsung SDI subsidiaries. This company is reportedly responsible for supplying 70% of the batteries. The rest 30% of the batteries were produced by Chinese battery maker, ATL, which did not show any problems as of now. It is likely Samsung will order additional battery units from ATL. LG Chem may also be contacted should there be any shortage. ATL will presumably ship the batteries for the newer units that are yet to be put on sale in addition to the ones being recalled.
The recall, while an expensive one, is very very embarrassing. It has apparently cost Samsung $1 Billion. It won’t take Pro-Apple consumers to brand this as a rushed release since Apples next flagship is right around the corner. The largest cellphone manufacturer of the world will certainly take the hit when it comes to reputation. We hope nobody was hurt due to this defect. These sort of mistakes are strongly condemned. After all, if you buy a phone for a thousand bucks, you’d expect it to do something better than to burn itself.


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Mr. Tea Cafe, which hopes to become the “Starbucks of Milk Tea in Hawaii,” plans to open near the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu on the ground floor of the 909 Kapiolani Boulevard condominium at the end of this month, the owner told PBN.
Initially, there will be six people working at the new 700-square-foot cafe, which is taking a former jewelry store space next to the raw vegan gourmet restaurant Greens & Vines at the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and Ward Avenue, said George Huang, the 25-year-old owner of the new cafe.
“It’s always been a passion of mine,” he said referring to his new venture. “My family is from Taiwan, so I grew up drinking things like that.”
The Moanalua High School and University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate plans to serve bubble drinks, pastries, macaroons and paninis.
“I’d like to open several of these on Oahu and maybe on the Neighbor Islands if it works out well,” Huang said. “When we looked at this, a lot of the traditional flavors were missing from Taiwan here in Hawaii, so I spent a month in Taiwan, trying everything from the ingredients up and found the best things that we could find. I have a special machine that brews specifically for milk tea.”
Huang, whose retail experience includes stints at DFS, Hermes and Tiffany & Co., spent about $150,000 developing the entire project.
“I’d like to become the Starbucks of Milk Tea in Hawaii,” he said.


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According to the report, Nokia's tablet will run on Windows RT, which is a light version of Windows 8. It will have a 10.1-inch screen, the Times said.
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The long-expected confirmation of a new Amazon fulfillment center near Wilmington came today, with the internet retail behemoth promising the creation of 1000 new full-time jobs at the site of the former General Motors Boxwood Road assembly plant.
Amazon already employs more than 2500 in Delawareans at fulfillment operations in New Castle and Middletown. The new location near Newport, which closed in 2009 and was demolished in 2019, is connected to both freight rail lines and sits minutes from I-95 via Route 141.
Amazon will lease property on the long-dormant site from Dermody Properties, which has worked with Amazon in other states.
The property has long been rumored in commercial real estate circles as a likely host for Amazon fulfillment operations, and in February it was disclosed that the Seattle-based company run by the world’s richest man was asking for several million dollars to invest in the space.
The new operations facility will span more than 820,000 square feet on the ground floor. Most of the new roles will be working alongside Amazon robotics technology to sort and pack various customer items. The company said it would also be hiring for roles in human resources, operations management, safety, security, finance and information technology, but gave no figures for those positions.
In making the announcement, Governor John Carney did not say how quickly the new jobs were expected to be filled. In a press release, Amazon listed multiple benefits provided to employees and said they had invested more than $2.5 billion in Delaware since 2010 through its customer fulfillment infrastructure and compensation its employees.
Amazon also claimed its investments in Delaware have contributed an additional $1 billion into the state’s economy and an additional 700 indirect jobs. The company says more than 6,000 authors, small and medium-sized businesses and developers in Delaware that use Amazon services to reach customers.


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Airtel 5G: If all goes well, Airtel will be the first telecom giant to offer India’s first 5G service.
5G network is finally starting in India. At least that is the indication from Airtel. After a long wait, the telecom company recently announced that they will start the process of deploying 5G network in India by the end of August.
Telecom giant Airtel has announced that it has already signed 5G network deals with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. If all goes well, Airtel will be the first telecom giant to offer India’s first 5G service.
Ericsson and Nokia have a long-standing relationship with Airtel. Samsung recently joined this list. Recently a spectrum auction was organized by Airtel Telecom Division.
On its part, the telecom giant called for auctions and won 19867.8 MHZ of spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz frequencies.
Speaking about the launch of 5G services in India, Airtel MD & CEO Gopal Vittal said, “We are happy to announce that Airtel will launch 5G services in August itself. Our network agreement has been finalized and Airtel will work with the best technology partners around the world to provide customers with the full benefits of 5G connectivity. India’s transformation to a digital economy will be driven by telecom. 5G can revolutionize digital transformation for industries, enterprises and India’s socio-economic development.’
Airtel is the first among the three telecom companies in India to test 5G network. The telecom company tested this in multiple use cases with multiple partners in multiple locations.
India’s first 5G experience with a live 4G network in Hyderabad also showed what it’s going to be like. It is reported that Airtel is also going to conduct India’s first rural 5G trial later.


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If you're like millions of Americans you can't get enough of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Most are taking in the international spectacle while vegging on the couch, but you don't have to just sit and watch.
UCare created the 'Winter Games Fitness Challenge', an opportunity for you to get a workout in while ... you cheer on Team USA! The challenge includes exercises you can do with no equipment, triggered by calls from the announcers, moments in the competition or medal ceremonies.
Experts say fitness is the key to overall health, strength and happiness. Nicole Lier, UCare’s Health Promotion Manager, appeared on KARE 11 to issue the fun fitness challenge, which she created. The exercises include everything from squats to jumping jacks to heel lifts and clapping. It’s fun for all ages and it’s FREE to participate.
People are also encouraged to share their best moves on UCare’s Facebook page.
To see the chart of exercises that make up the 'Winter Games Fitness Challenge' visit UCare's Facebook page.


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Update: Asda says Xbox One Day One Edition console bundles are "temporarily out of stock" once more.
Original story: Asda has reopened Xbox One Day One Edition pre-orders.
Priced at £429, Xbox One Day One Edition consoles come with a commemorative controller, a code to unlock an exclusive Achievement, plus a free digital copy of FIFA 14.
Asda says the product is currently available to pre-order, with delivery due three to five working days from the date of order.
The first Xbox One launch game verdicts have just been published online. In CVG's Dead Rising 3 review, Matt Gilman concluded: "It may suffer both visually and technically next to its fellow launch titles, but there's no denying there's still some madcap brand of fun to be had in Los Perdidos."
And in CVG's LocoCycle review, Andy Robinson called the downloadable title "a witty and frequently inventive game that does a decent job of hiding its inherent flaws."


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The media mogul launched this year's collections of must-haves on Friday, November 08 - and they feature makeup from Lady GaGa's Haus Laboratories line and a backpack designed by actress Sarah Jessica.
Introducing the items, which range from budget to luxury, in an online video, Oprah asked GaGa to show her how best to apply her makeup and Parker surprised the TV icon by stopping by to model her Carried Away Convertible Samsonite collaboration.
All 79 items, which also include desserts, sustainable goods and fashion accessories, will be featured in the December, 2019 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.
Meanwhile, Oprah has given slimwear brand Spanx a huge endorsement after raving about the firm's new Perfect Black Pants.
"When I first saw these ultraflattering pants, I immediately called Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, to applaud her," Oprah wrote. "In sizes XS to 3X, they have built-in tummy control, so you don't need to wear compression gear underneath - you're already Spanxed!".


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From Texas Brewvolution, to the Rahr & Sons 9th Anniversary Party, there seems to be no shortage of big beer events going on around Texas tomorrow, and right here in Austin is no exception. Pinthouse Pizza will be celebrating its one year anniversary tomorrow (Nov. 9) with a bash featuring 22 house beers.
And if that bevvy of brews isn’t enough to wet your whistle, how about a performance from an Elvis impersonator and free merchandise raffles all day long?
Now, that’s how you throw a party.
Of all the stellar beers on deck for the event (check out the list on the left), we have to admit we’re most excited about the release of “The Dude,” a White Russian Imperial Milk Stout weighing in at 10.7% ABV.
Guessing palates (and livers) will abide.
It’s hard to believe it’s been a full year since Pinthouse Pizza first opened up shop on Burnet Rd., and with a year that’s included a brewhouse expansion, hosting Austin’s first belgian beer festival, and even winning a medal at the Great American Beer Festival,it’s becoming pretty clear that there are big things on the horizon for this pizza brewpub.
Congrats to Pinthouse Pizza on one year of great beer!
Here’s a link to the Facebook Event if you’d like to RSVP for the shindig.


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Google is today allowing users in the United States sign up for Google One, its new consumer storage service with a new name and pricing. Users with paid Google Drive plans may have already been upgraded.
If you’re not in the U.S., you’ll have to wait a bit. Google says that it will open up One to more countries in the coming weeks.
Google One plans start at $1.99 per month for 100GB, $2.99 for 200GB or $9.99 per month for 2TB. Users with 1TB plans are automatically upgraded to the 2TB plan, and the 200GB option is brand new. Of course, you still get 15GB of free space with Google services, but none of the extra benefits. One does not replace Drive, but rather allows for space across all the entirety of Google’s ecosystem.
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Additionally, Google One allows for a family plan, so you can have as many as five people sharing storage on a single bill. This is similar to Microsoft’s Office 365, which provides 1TB of storage for up to five users (plus five Office installs).
But Google One’s plans are a bit cheaper than Microsoft’s OneDrive, which offers 5GB of storage free, 50GB for $1.99 per month, 1TB for $70 per month, which includes Office 365, and 5TB with Office 365 (5 installs) for $99.99 per year.
Google One also adds 24/7 customer service to answer user queries. I had a chance to go hands-on with it. A little after 6:30 p.m., I contacted support to ask about how to access Gmail offline. I had to be transferred to another representative, but despite the simple question, the Google rep never made me feel dumb (and even backtracked when I pretended to be confused).
Additionally, Google is adding rewards to Google One members using its services. The company states that it has begun by issuing Google Play credits and deals on hotels found through Google Search (another odd echo of Microsoft’s Bing Rewards). Google suggests that in the future, deals on Google Express and the Google Store could become available.
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"...the Google rep never made me feel dumb (and even backtracked when I pretended to be confused)..."Reply
I've dealt with Google's YouTube TV support and had nothing but good experiences so far. If you have an issue with the service, you can start a chat session or call on your phone right from the app. So far, they have been on top of things right away....
"1TB for $70 per month"Reply
Should be 1TB for $70 a year.
Which, since google doesn't have an exact equivalent offer, is cheaper than extrapolating the price from the 200GB plan (by quite a bit), and only slightly more expensive than extrapolating from the 2TB plan.
Tom's Hardware, can you please fix the username when using a google account, I should be able to prevent it from showing my full name.Reply
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According to sources a day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chaired a high level meeting with senior police officials in Thiruvananthapuram. Meanwhile authorities on Thursday launched a crackdown on protesters who prevented women in the 10 to 50 age group from entering the Sabarimala temple. Recently police have arrested over 1,400 people across the state, registering 258 cases against 2,000 people for defying an order of the Supreme Court that had allowed women of all ages to visit the temple.
Accordingly the police arrested people from Pathanamthitta the district where the temple is located, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Ernakulam and elsewhere. Furthermore the arrests came after Vijayan chaired a high level meeting yesterday and the arrests had become a certainty after the police first released pictures of over 200 people who they thought were responsible for attacking the police, media and pilgrims.
As per report Kerala BJP President P.S. Sreedharan Pillai said that he would soon approach the High Court against the police action against the devotees. Pillai said "What's happening now is false cases are being registered against the devotees who stood to protect the traditions of the temple and hence this is done purposely by the CPI-M to finish off this famed temple”.
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Aditya Birla Retail Ltd, retail arm of Adiya Birla Group, has announced its expansion plans to open three hypermarkets in Delhi by next March. The company will launch its first hypermarket at Rohini in Delhi on the 25th of this month.
Thomas Varghese, chief executive officer of Aditya Birla Retail Ltd, said that it will be a whole new experience for the Delhi crowd, as the company plans to offer varied choice of products, which will be competitively priced.
Each hypermarket will be of 50,000-70,000 sq ft and require an investment of Rs 16 crore. Moreover, ABRL plans to launch 100 supermarkets (of 2,400 sq ft each) by next March, mostly in Tier-II and Tier-III cities, at an investment of Rs 40 crore.
Varghese added that the company sees huge potential for modern retail in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.


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AI-Driven Media App for International Distribution to a Target Audience of 90M+
NEW YORK — August 10, 2021 — ICARO™ Media Group, Inc., (ICARO™), in partnership with TV Azteca S.A.B. de C.V., has officially launched the AZTECA NOW premium video app for smartphones and tablets, available across iOS and Android stores worldwide. AZTECA NOW will be marketed and distributed to over 100 million existing viewers in partnership with TV Azteca’s international distribution footprint, making it one of the most widely-distributed premium video apps in the world.
The new AZTECA NOW app will provide LATAM audiences with mobile access on both Android and iOS devices to TV Azteca’s premium multi-vertical original content including its award-winning telenovelas (soap operas), original movie catalog, premiere dramatic series, and its ADN40 24/7 news channel. Specifically, the app will include access to highly-acclaimed telenovelas such as Destino, Los Rey, and Hombre Tenías que Ser, television series such as Demencia, Drenaje Profundo, and Lucho en Familia, and movies such as El Gavilan Pollero, La Amargura de mi Raza, and La Hija del Ministro.
“I am very proud to announce the launch of the AZTECA NOW app in partnership with TV Azteca – the team at TV Azteca has been amazing to work with,” stated Paul Feller, Chairman and CEO of ICARO Media Group. “Not only are we launching the AZTECA NOW app with the 2nd-largest mass media company in LATAM, but we believe that the AZTECA NOW premium video app is one of the best media technology platforms in the market. With a penetration of more than 93% in LATAM, TV Azteca will further broaden their reach in 13 countries across parts of North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. This product launch is a significant milestone in ICARO’s mission is to build the best dynamic AI-driven digital media products for the world’s leading media and telecommunications companies, bringing our total potential audience in LATAM to more than 190 million subscribers.”
“With this application we renew our commitment to our audience in Latin America and we open another channel to reach millions of followers of our content,” declared Patricia Jasin, VP for TV Azteca Internacional / Azteca Estudios. “We are excited about all the projects that we are putting together for this new business.”
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ICARO empowers Global Telecoms, Media Companies and Broadcast television networks with over 190M subscribers under contract in LATAM and North America to grow revenues, build audience, and access turnkey solutions to stay competitive in an evolving media and technology marketplace.
The ICARO platform features include access to a premium content library in several languages, international content distribution solutions, advanced geofencing controls, e-commerce integrations, advertising integrations, multimedia management and curation tools, metadata enhancement and optimization, channels and playlists, and video management and hosting. ICARO’s platforms support multi-language digital content to a growing list of publishers, telco partners and media groups. Primary languages will include English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German. ICARO is headquartered in New York, with international offices located in São Paulo, Mexico City, Toronto, Boca Raton and London. For more information, please visit www.icaromediagroup.com.
About TV Azteca
TV Azteca is one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, operating four television networks in Mexico, Azteca Trece, Azteca 7, adn40 and a+ through more than 300 owned and operated stations across the country. The company also operates Azteca Web, an Internet company for North American Spanish speakers.TV Azteca is a Grupo Salinas company (www.gruposalinas.com), a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, contributing to build the middle class of the countries in which they operate and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies. The companies include TV Azteca (www.tvazteca.com; www.irtvazteca.com), Grupo Elektra (www.elektra.com.mx: www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca (www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Advance America (www.advanceamerica.net), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx), Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx), Totalplay (www.totalplay.com.mx) and Totalplay Empresarial (www.totalplayempresarial.com.mx). Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently, with its own management, board of directors and shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings. However, the member companies share a common vision, values and strategies for achieving rapid growth, superior results and world-class performance.
Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this press release relating to plans, strategies, projections of results, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Although the company’s management believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the company cannot guarantee future results, performance or achievements. The company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


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Numero Group has announced the September 30 release of a four-LP/two-CD boxed set featuring Blonde Redhead’s long-out-of-print early recordings. Masculin Feminin will contain the band’s self-titled debut, La Mia Via Violenta, singles, demos and radio performances … The 16th album from Heart, Beautiful Broken, is due out July 8 via Concord. The band will hit the road alongside Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Cheap Trick later this summer … On June 24, Third Man will reissue three out-of-print Melvins LPs: Houdini, Stoner Witch and Stag … The Head And The Heart’s new album, Signs Of Light, will be available from Warner Bros. on September 9. The band will tour the U.S. this fall in support … Way Down In The Jungle Room is a new two-disc collection of Elvis Presley’s final studio recordings, set for an August 5 release via RCA/Legacy … The Control Group will issue the new El Perro Del Mar album, KoKoro, on September 16 … The latest release from the Minus 5 is Of Monkees And Men, a collection of nine original songs paying tribute to the Monkees, due out August 19 on Yep Roc … Welcome to the return of KT Tunstall, who just issued new EP Golden State on Caroline … The Fleshtones will celebrate their 40th anniversary on September 2 with the release of The Band Drinks For Free on Yep Roc … Everynight Fire Works, the 2001 debut album by Hey Mercedes, will be reissued as a deluxe edition by Run For Cover on August 12 … Last Chance will release Tim Easton’s new album, American Fork, on September 2. In the mean time, Easton will be touring the U.S. (including many Alaska dates) all summer long … Howe Gelb’s Sno Angel Like You will be reissued by Fire in September, in honor of its 10th birthday.
The long-awaited third album from Local Natives, Sunlit Youth, will be issued September 9 via Lorma Vista/Infectious … Angel Olsen has announced the September 2 release of new album My Woman via Jagjaguwar. She’ll embark on a world tour this summer and fall … Merge will issue the new release from Wye Oak, Tween, on August 5. It’s a collection eight songs written and abandoned between 2011 and 2014 … On July 15, two new Frank Zappa titles containing previously unreleased material, Frank Zappa For President and The Crux Of The Biscuit, will be available from Zappa/UMe … Born Of The Sun is the first new album in six years from Faun Fables, due out from Drag City on July 22 … The 1993 Greatest Hits collection by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers will be available on vinyl for the first time in North America on July 29 via UMe … Sam Coomes’ first-ever solo album, Bugger Me, is due out from No Quarter on August 19 … Verve/UMe will reissue two albums as part of Verve’s 60th anniversary celebration this year. Ella Fitzgerald’s Mack The Knife: Ella In Berlin and Jimmy Smith’s Root Down: Jimmy Smith Live! will be available June 24 on 180-gram vinyl … July 29 will see the release of the new Descendents album, Hypercaffium Spazzinate, via Epitaph … Freetown Sound is the new album from Blood Orange (a.k.a Devonte Hynes), set for a July 1 release on Domino … Two classic Grifters albums 1993’s One Sock Missing and 1994’s Crappin You Negative will be reissued by Fat Possum on August 12, with the digital versions available now … Tobacco’s fourth solo album, Sweatbox Dynasty, will be released August 19 via Ghostly International … Specialty will pay tribute to Little Richard with the July 15 release of a deluxe, five-LP boxed set, Mono Box: The Complete Specialty And Vee-Jay Albums … On August 26, Butch Walker will release his eighth studio album, Stay Gold, via Dangerbird … Rolling Disclosure is the debut full-length from the Paranoid Style, due out from Bar/None on July 15 … The 20th birthday of Squirrel Nut Zippers’ Hot will be celebrated July 29, when Hollywood reissues the newly remastered album on vinyl and digital platforms … Banks & Steelz, the new collaboration between Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks, will release debut album Anything But Words on Warner Bros. later this year.
The 16th studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Skeleton Tree, is due out September 9. The first opportunity to hear the album will be during the film One More Time With Feeling, directed by Andrew Dominik, which will screen for one night only on September 8 in select cinemas across the world … Capitol/UMe will reissue three R.E.M albums—Lifes Rich Pageant, Dead Letter Office and Eponymous—on vinyl for the first time on July 29 … of Montreal has announced the August 12 release of new album Innocence Reaches via Polyvinyl … On June 10, a live LP featuring one of Motörhead’s final performances, Clean Your Clock, will be released by UDR Music … Total Depravity is the latest release from the Veils, and it will be available from Nettwerk on August 26 … The first six studio albums by Dio will be released as a boxed set, A Decade Of Dio: 1983-1993, on July 22 via Rhino … Verve/UMe will reissue eight essential Diana Krall albums as 180-gram double-LP vinyl editions on July 15, as part of the label’s 60th anniversary celebration … Faith No More’s out-of-print 1985 debut album, We Care A Lot, will be reissued by Koolarrow on August 19, complete with new mixes, demos and live recordings … June 10 will see Rhino’s release of John Coltrane: The Atlantic Years: In Mono, a vinyl and CD boxed set featuring John Coltrane’s classic albums remastered in mono … Reissues of New River Head, London Stone and Any Gas Faster from MAGNET fave the Bevis Frond, are due out from Fire Records on July 29 … The rare 1985 release by Bert Jansch, From The Outside, will be reissued June 10 by Fire … Topshelf has announced the August 5 release of Episodic, the latest album from Field Mouse … Aaron Neville’s new album Apache, is set for a July 15 release via Tell It/Kobalt … Oscar-winning composer (and another MAGNET fave) Ennio Morricone has signed to Decca, which will issue his new album, Morricone 60, on October 7.
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The Album Leaf has signed to Relapse, which will issue new album Between Waves on August 26 … Future Present Past is the new EP from the Strokes, due out June 3 via Cult … The 40th anniversary of the Ramones’ self-titled debut will be commemorated with the release of a limited deluxe edition featuring a remastered stereo version and new mono mix. It’s due out July 29 from Rhino … On July 15, Amanda Palmer teams up with dad Jack Palmer to release You Got Me Singing, a collection of cover songs performed by the duo … Nevado Music has announced the August 26 release of Gringo Starr’s new record, The Sides And In Between … Four hours of live performances from Eric Clapton’s acclaimed Crossroads Guitar Festival will be available for the first time on CD and digital release. The three-disc collection, due out from Rhino on July 1, features performances by Clapton, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, B.B King, Willie Nelson, James Taylor and many more … Jenny Hval’s new album, Blood Bitch, will be available from Sacred Bones on September 30 … Pylon Live is a double live LP of Pylon recorded in 1983, set for a July 25 release via Chunklet … On July 22, nine essential Allman Brothers Band albums spanning 1969 to 1979 will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl by Mercury/UMe … UMe will also reissue the 1993 self-titled debut from supergroup Hater—which was comprised of Soungarden’s Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron, Monster Magnet’s John McBain and Devilhead’s Brian Wood—digitally and on vinyl on July 15 … For the first time ever, Paco & John’s 1987 Montreux Jazz Festival will be released. Paco & John: Live at Montreux 1987 will be out as a DVD/two-CD set on June 24 via Eagle Rock … Gone Is Gone—a new supergroup featuring Mastodon’s Troy Sanders, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen, At The Drive In’s Tony Hajjar and Mike Zarin—will release its self-titled EP on July 8 … A Little Death is the new full-length from My Jerusalem, due out June 24 from Washington Square Music … July 29 will see the release of a vinyl boxed set featuring the Sisters Of Mercy’s 1990 third studio album, Vision Thing, along with 12-inch singles, via Rhino … Khannibalism/Ernest Jenning will issue Let Me Hang You on July 15. It features William S. Burroughs reading selections from Naked Lunch to musical accompaniment from King Khan, Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz and more … The new album from Owen, The King Of Whys, will be available from Polyvinyl on July 29 … Cantina is a new band comprised of drummers from Apples In Stereo, Polyphonic Spree and Old 97’s. Debut album A Sea Of Keys will be released July 22 via We Know Better … On July 29, the self-titled debut album from Future Generations will be issued by Frenchkiss … Omnivore will release Pre-Teen Symphonies, a collection of 16 previously unissued tracks by Velvet Crush, on July 22.
Legacy has announced the October 7 release of Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Album Collection. It’s a 17-disc boxed-set anthology containing Lou Reed’s solo albums recorded between 1972 and 1986 … The second installment of Peter Gabriel’s half-speed remastered, 45RPM reissues will be out July 15, with double and triple vinyl releases of So, Us and Up on Real World via Caroline … Jeff Beck’s first new studio album in six years, Loud Hailer, is due out from ATCO on July 15 … Red, White & Blue (Live) is a recently unearthed live Van Zant recording from 2006, which will be released July 1 on Loud & Proud … On August 5, the sixth album from Russian Circles, Guidance, will be available from Sargent House. The band will tour this summer and fall in support … Phlex will issue Muzik, the new full-length from Delorean, on June 22 … The 45th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On will be commemorated with the May 27 issue of Volume 3: 1971-1981 on UMe. It’s a seven-album vinyl release featuring Gaye’s final seven studio albums for Tamla Records … Jarvis Cocker has announced the May 27 release of his new EP, Likely Stories, on Rough Trade … Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks have joined forces to form Bankz & Steelz, and their debut album will be released by Warner Bros. later this year. Debut song “Love And War” is available for download now … Hoist, Phish’s 1993 album, has just been released on as a two-LP, black-vinyl set in anticipation for the band’s U.S. tour this summer … On June 24, Round/ATO will release the next installment of the GarciaLive archival series: GarciaLive Volume Six: July 5, 1973: Jerry Garia & Merl Saunders, featuring a live recording of Jerry Garcia performing with Merl Saunders … Heavy Psych Sounds will issue Mondo Generator’s Best Of Album on September 23 … The first new LP in 17 years from D Generation, Nothing Is Anywhere, is due out from Bastard Basement on July 29 … Steve Vai and Legacy will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Passion And Warfare on June 24 with the release of Modern Primitive/Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition, which will include the first-ever release of Vai’s Modern Primitive songs and recordings … Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad is a new album from Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, due out September 23 on Cooking Vinyl.
Porcelain is Moby’s book of memoirs, due out from Penguin Press on May 17, and it will be accompanied by Music From Porcelain, a collection of remastered versions of his classic songs and more. The album will be available June 10 via Thrive Music … Fleetwood Mac’s 1982 LP Mirage will be reissued as a deluxe edition in multiple formats, featuring the full remastered album along with rare and unreleased recordings, from Warner Bros. on July 29 … A new live album from Thee Oh Sees, Live In San Francisco, will be available July 1 on Castle Face … Sub Pop has reissued Wolf Parade’s Apologies To The Queen Mary as a deluxe edition leading up to the band’s reunion shows at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom May 17-21 … On June 10, the 80th birthday of Kris Kristofferson will be celebrated with the release of a 16-disc deluxe boxed set, The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection, from Legacy … Sound In Time, Lungfish’s 1996 album, has been remastered for vinyl and will be reissued by Dischord on June 24 … Good Charlotte’s new full-length, Youth Authority, is set for a July 15 release via the Madden brothers’ own label, MDDN … The new solo release from Thalia Zedek, Eve, will be available from Thrill Jockey on August 16 … Vanguard will issue Switchfoot’s Where The Light Shines Through on July 8 … June 10 will see the release of five John Mellencamp albums—American Fool, Uh-Huh, Scarecrow, The Lonesome Jubilee and Big Daddy—on 180-gram vinyl LPs by Mercury/UMe. They’ll be available individually or as a limited-edition boxed set, The Vinyl Collection 1982-1989 … Friday Night is an album of live performances from Will Butler’s tour last year supporting debut album Policy. It’s due out from Merge on June 17 … U2’s new live film, iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live In Paris, will be released on Blu-ray DVD, and digital download on June 10 via Interscope/Island … The 1985 album by the Rave-Ups, Town + Country, will be reissued by Omnivore on July 8 … Dais will reissue two albums by the Cakekitchen, World Of Sand and Time Flowing Backwards, on June 24.
Titus Andronicus’ three-LP rock opera, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, was celebrated last year with five consecutive sold-out shows at the Shea Stadium venue. On July 29, Merge will issue a live album taken from those performances, S+@DIUM ROCK: Five Nights At The Opera … Following its mysterious disappearance from the internet this week, Radiohead has announced the digital release of a new album on May 8 via XL. It will be available in physical formats on June 17 … Pink Floyd Records will begin its reintroduction of the Pink Floyd catalog on vinyl for the first time in more than two decades, starting on June 3 with The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, A Saucerful Of Secrets, the soundtrack from the film More and Ummagumma … The Getaway is the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 11th studio album, due out from Warner Bros. on June 17 … On June 10, a collection of Van Morrison’s previously unavailable live performances from his 1973 concert tour, …It’s Too Late To Stop Now…Volumes II, III, IV & DVD, will be available from Legacy … Matthew Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces and Bob D’Amico of Sebadoh and Fiery Furnaces have teamed up to form Saqqara Mastabas and will release debut LP Libras via Joyful Noise on June 3 … Sublime’s entire catalog has been remastered for vinyl, and will be available as a 13-LP boxed set with exclusive bonus content June 24 from Geffen/UMe … The debut self-titled album from Ty Segall, Chris Shaw and Charles Moothart’s new band GØGGS will be released by In The Red on July 1 …Bronzerat will issue Gemma Ray’s new LP, The Exodus Suite, on June 10 …Blanco, the new David Bazan record, is due out May 13 via Barsuk … June 24 will see the release of Alice Bag’s self-titled solo debut on Don Giovanni … Dave Stewart and Thomas Lindsey have formed a new duo, Stewart Lindsey, and will issue debut album Spitballin’ on Membran USA/Sony on June 24 … The out-of-print third LP by Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Pronto Monto, will be available on CD for the first time on July 1 from Omnivore … Jherek Bischoff has announced the July 14 release of his new orchestral album, Cistern, on the Leaf Label.
You know Britta Phillips from the bands Luna and Dean & Britta, but now she has a debut solo album, Luck Or Magic. The record features five Phillips originals alongside covers of songs by the Cars, Evie Sands, Fleetwood Mac, Dennis Wilson and ABBA’s Agnatha Fältskog. Phillips will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week.
Phillips: I love Louie. I mean really, really, really love Louie. And I love this web series. A few friends of mine don’t like it, because it’s slow, a bit rough around the edges or it looks bad. OK, it looks like a video-taped play … So what!? So does I, Claudius! It feels like life to me, even when its not at all like my life or “real” life (which is so fake anyway). There is a real live mind and personality spinning out behind it, and that is sublime. No one higher up making decisions that deliver polished, addictive TV crack—not that I have a problem with TV crack; it definitely has a place in my life. Oh … and Alan Alda … Alan Alda! He kills in it!
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The fifth studio album from Band Of Horses, Why Are You Ok, is due out in June via Interscope, with the band kicking off a world tour in May in support … Omnivore will issue Ladies And Gentlemen … The Bangles!, a 16-track collection of the Bangles’ ‘80s rarities, on June 24 … Earth is the latest album from Neil Young, which features new takes on some of Young’s most beloved songs. It’s set for a June 17 release from Reprise … The Wallflowers’ second album, Bringing Down The Horse, turns 20 this year, and to celebrate, UMe will reissue the record on vinyl for the first time as a two-LP set on May 13 … This September, Yann Tiersen will release new album Eusa on Mute … The third installment of Mick Harvey’s project translating Serge Gainsbourg songs into English, Delirium Tremens, will be available from Mute on June 24 … Zappa Records/UMe will reissue Frank Zappa’s three-CD Lumpy Money Project/Object as well as his Road Tapes, Venue #1 and Road Tapes, Venue #2 on May 27. They will also debut his Road Tapes, Venue #3 the same day … By Default, the new album from Band Of Skulls, will be available from BMG on May 27 … Plaid has announced the June 10 release of new LP The Digging Remedy via Warp … August 19 will see the release of Bayside’s Vacancy via Hopeless … The 1997 album by Cornelius, Fantasma, will be reissued as a deluxe two-LP set including four bonus tracks by Lefse/Post Modern on June 10 … PIAS will issue the new Augustines album, This Is Your Life, on June 10 … The Chicago Quadio collection will contain nine of Chicago’s albums remastered in both quadraphonic and stereo mixes. The Blu-ray audio boxed set is due out June 17 from Rhino.


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Just two days after its last update to macOS Sierra’s Gatekeeper Configuration Data, Apple has pushed out another […]
Overnight, Apple has pushed a silent update to the Gatekeeper security data for macOS 10.12 Sierra and, presumably, […]
There’s more to the Finder’s illusions than plain folders. Here’s an explanation of packages and bundles, and how to use and abuse them.
Is Sierra’s Apple Help on its way out? If not, how does it differ from that documented 8 years ago for Leopard – when the current docs were last revised.
So how can you add proper help to your app? Amazingly, Xcode’s Help doesn’t even mention Help. It’s time to invest in Help Crafter.
Apple has pushed out another update to the XProtect data for Sierra and El Capitan systems, early today. […]
Time should be universal, simple, and precise. Not in computers, though. Given enough clocks, it can behave oddly at times.


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A RECORD number of all types of vintage and classic vehicles will be on display at Bridgemere Garden World this weekend.
The owners of the classic and vintage vehicles will be exhibiting from 11am to 4pm on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31.
Garden centre promotions manager, Rosalind Harrington said: “There will be a wide range of vehicles to see including Rolls-Royces, sports cars, lots of Morris and Ford models and a Baby Austin car, as well as motorcycles, lorries and stationary engines. It is an ideal opportunity for visitors to take a close look at vintage vehicles.”
Members of car clubs from across the UK are supporting the event with exhibitors from all over the country expected to descend on the garden centre.


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According to The Register it has frozen hiring including a ban on backfilling jobs left vacant by departures, has put a stop on new engagements of contractors and has cancelled its FlexPlot scheme which gave US employees $8,500 a year and UK employees $4,500 to spend on certain defined areas.
Previously Nvidia said it would abide by undertakings given by owner Softbank in 2016 that it would double Arm’s UK employees over the following five years to 3494 people.
The five years will be up in July and Arm has about 3,000 UK employees which suggests the undertaking will not be met. Trying to fulfil the undertaking was seen as a reason for Arm’s descent into unprofitability after the Softbank takeover.
Softbank referred to that as a reason when it recently reported Arm’s loss of $312 million on revenues of $1.98 billion in the year to March 31st 2021.
Nvidia expects sales of $6.3 billion this quarter with a gross margin of 66.5%. Revenues for the three months to May 2nd – Nvidia’s fiscal Q1 – were $5.66 billion with data centre revenue up 79% to $2.05 billion and gaming revenues doubling to $2.76 billion.
The company has bid $40 billion for Arm.


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Fleet decision makers will be able to get behind the wheel of key fleet models from 26 major brands at this year’s Company Car In Action (CCIA).
A range of updates have been introduced to the Range Rover Sport for the 2018 model year. Including new bumpers and new LED headlamps.
Land Rover has introduced a host of enhancements to the Range Rover Velar including a broader engine choice, new safety technology and more features.
A JLR led consortium of connected car specialists has been awarded £4.7m to help fund automated vehicle research.
New model updates include Land Rover’s first plug-in hybrid powertrain.
JLR plans to cut 1,000 manufacturing contractor jobs as a result of falling demand amid anti-diesel sentiment and the pressures of Brexit, it has been claimed.
Land Rover has proved the off-road credentials of the new Range Rover Sport plug-in hybrid by driving up the 999 steps leading to Heaven’s Gate, in China.
Land Rover's share of the true fleet market hit a record high of 2.5% in November, analysis by Dataforce has shown.
The 2018 Range Rover Sport will become the first model in Jaguar Land Rover's range to be available as a plug-in hybrid, offering CO2 emissions of 64g/km.
Land Rover has unveiled an off-road focused Discovery SVX at Frankfurt alongside a new 2.0-litre petrol engine option.
Jaguar Land Rover has made a commitment that from 2020 all its new vehicle ranges will be available with electrified powertrains.
We managed to nudge 9,000 miles before the Discovery Sport’s diesel exhaust fluid light flashed on, warning that a top-up of AdBlue was required within the next 1,500 miles.
A significant step up in comfort, refinement and efficiency over predecessor
The Land Rover Defender has entered the Top 10 Most Stolen and Recovered league table for the first time, according to the latest figures from Tracker.
The Range Rover Velar will go on sale in Summer, priced from £44,830, with a choice of six powertrains including a frugal 2.0-litre diesel.
Land Rover has released a teaser image of its upcoming Porsche Macan rival, the Range Rover Velar.
The all-new Discovery is set to deliver class-leading residual values of 59% over three years or 36,000 miles, according to CAP.
Land Rover has revealed the new Discovery seven-seat SUV, involving the largest Lego structure ever built.
Land Rover has released the first image of its new Discovery model.
The 2017 Range Rover Sport will feature a 2.0-litre diesel engine, making it the most efficient Range Rover ever.
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Results for - Half of Canadians say pasta is 'least terrifying meal' to prepare for their Valentine: survey
A new survey of Canadians in time for Valentine’s Day puts Cupid’s lens on one of Canada’s staple foods and the lengths people will go to protect their love of pasta.-Globalnewswire.com
1. Would you say pasta is one of your favorite foods/meals?
2. The survey, a poll of 1,505 Canadians by Italpasta reveals more than half of Canadians (52%) find pasta the 'least terrifying' and easiest meal to prepare for a first date or their Valentine. Do you think pasta is the easiest meal to prepare?
3. The survey also identified that one-in-three people (35%) consider pasta to be the most romantic date night meal. Do you think pasta is a romantic meal?
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Stock market news – Stocks rose Tuesday as traders considered the most recent batch of company earnings benefits as well as mulled prospects of another robust stimulus proposal getting passed.
The S&P 500 hit a shoot intraday high, and also the Nasdaq also advanced. The Dow shook off of Monday’s declines as shares of Dow components Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) plus 3M (MMM) jumped when their fourth-quarter outcomes and full year forecast topped estimates by Robert Smith Fintech Zoom analyst.
Stocks this week have also been strongly tracking traders’ assessments of the road forward for a lot more fiscal stimulus, especially as concerns over new variants of the coronavirus as well as a disorderly vaccine roll-out raise the specter of longer-term virus-related damage to the economy.
President Joe Biden has been pushing to do well in a $1.9 trillion coronavirus alleviation proposal through an uncertain Congress but said during a brand new convention on Monday which he was open to negotiate several areas of the proposal, such as his call for further immediate checks of $1,400 for most Americans.
In phrases of timing, nevertheless, hopes for a speedy passage of yet another stimulus package dimmed, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed he aimed to progress the following round of virus relief legislation by mid March, Bloomberg reported Monday.
I anticipate the stimulus costs to get passed, though I guess it’s going to likely take many days for that to happen. We have a divided Congress, a $1.9 trillion recommended costs after a $900 billion costs which just underwent in December, hence I don’t believe the $1.9 trillion is likely to even be passed on, Colleen MacPherson, Penobscot Investment Management director of exploration, told Yahoo Finance. however, I do believe that on the stimulus costs, it will be a lot more specific to people. We might not have that $1,400 inside direct payments. Right now there perhaps continue to be so negotiations there. And I don’t feel that the federal minimum wage is going to be [raised] to fifteen dolars.
Meanwhile, investors are additionally closely monitoring this week’s packed schedule of company earnings benefits as well as economic information. Notable businesses including Raytheon Technologies (RTX), General Electric (GE), DR Horton (DHI), Lockheed Martin (LMT), American Express (AXP), and also Verizon (VZ), the parent organization of Yahoo Finance, each one claimed results Tuesday morning, as well as Microsoft (MSFT) as well as Starbucks (SBUX) are actually due to report benefits after market close.
Stock market news – 10:00 a.m. ET: Consumer confidence ticks up inside January: Conference Board
Customer confidence increased much more than expected in January after having a decline in December, the Conference Board claimed in the monthly report of its on Tuesday.
The headline Consumer Confidence Index edged higher to 89.3 in January following a downwardly changed print of 87.1 contained December. Below the heading figure, a subindex monitoring consumers’ expectations for revenue, company and labor market factors rose to a three-month high of 92.5 through 87.0. Nonetheless, an index tracking consumers’ assessments of current conditions fell to 84.4 from 87.2.
Consumers’ appraisal of present-day things weakened even more in January, with COVID-19 still the major suppressor, Lynn Franco, senior director of economic signals during the Conference Board, said within a statement. Consumers’ expectations for that economy and jobs, nevertheless, innovative further, hinting that consumers foresee situations improving in the not-too-distant future.
Stock market news 9:23 a.m. ET: Stocks open higher
Here were the main moves in markets shortly after the opening bell:
S&P 500 (GSPC): 13.28 points (0.34 %) to 3,868.64
Dow (DJI): 149.34 points (0.48 %) to 31,109.34
Nasdaq (IXIC): 42.28 points (0.28 %) to 13,674.10
Crude (CL=F): $0.11 (0.21 %) to $52.88 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): 1dolar1 0.60 (0.03 %) to $1,854.60 per ounce
10-year Treasury (TNX): 0.8 bps to yield 1.047%
Stock market news 9:24 a.m. ET: Johnson and Johnson, 3M, Verizon 4Q earnings and full-year outlooks top estimates
Dow components Johnson and Johnson, 3M and Verizon every posted fourth-quarter outcomes and delivered full-year 2021 guidance which topped popular opinion estimates, contributing to a parade of stronger-than-expected quarterly results so far this reporting season.
Johnson & Johnson’s fourth-quarter outcomes were fueled by another jump in pharmaceutical sales, which rose more than sixteen % year-over-year. Sales of Stelara, Remicade and Imbruvica each topped consensus estimates. J&J’s consumer health segment sales also ticked up over year that is last as over-the-counter products as Tylenol sold strongly. The company sees full-year adjusted earnings of $9.40 to $9.60 a share, beating Bloomberg-compiled consensus estimates for $8.96, as well as full year sales progression of 8.4 % to $22.5 billion. The guidance excludes any impact from COVID-19 vaccine sales, but Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wolk told Bloomberg Tuesday morning that J&J may adjust the guidance of its in April to account for the vaccine perspective of theirs.
3M grew both sales and income over last year within the fourth quarter, as sales of each of its safety and industrial, transportation and electric, healthcare & consumer segments topped estimates. Protection and industrial net product sales of $3.1 billion received an additional boost from need for personal safety products, and consumer revenue increased as home and garden sales offset a decline in office-related sales. The company said in its earnings generate this- Positive Many Meanings- conclusion market demand stayed strong in personal safety, home improvement, general cleaning and semiconductors , but remained poor in healthcare and oral hygiene elective procedures, consumer electronics, hospitality, office supplies as well as healthcare IT.
Verizon topped product sales and profit anticipations but posted weaker-than-expected subscriber growth in several of the key segments of its. Monthly wireless members of 703,000 were under estimates for over 1 million, and also postpaid phone net purchaser additions of 279,000 were short of the 525,000 expected. The company expects capital spending this season to total as much as $18.5 billion as it works to build out 5G Ultraband in new and existing markets.
Stock market news 9:10 a.m. ET: Home price growth surges by the most in 6 years in November
Home price tags jumped by the most after 2014 in November, as booming requirement for single-family homes while in the pandemic encroached further on housing affordability.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index posted a 9.5 % annual gain in November, increasing through 8.4 % in October. Consensus economists had been looking for an increase of 8.85 %, according to Bloomberg consensus data.
The Case-Shiller 20 City Composite index, which tracks house priced trends in twenty of probably the largest towns and cities, posted home price progress of 9.08 % of November, outstripping estimates for a gain of 8.7 %. This metric increased by an upwardly revised 8.01 % contained October.
7:30 a.m. ET Tuesday: Stock futures tick up
The following were the principle moves in marketplaces, as of 7:20 a.m. ET Tuesday:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): 3,850.75, up 2.25 areas or perhaps 0.06%
Dow futures (YM=F): 30,925.00, up 57 points or 0.18%
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 13,474.25, printed 1.25 points or 0.01%
Crude (CL=F): $0.28 (0.53 %) to $53.05 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -1dolar1 0.80 (0.04 %) to $1,854.40 per ounce
10-year Treasury (TNX): 0.7 bps to yield 1.047%
6:01 p.m. ET Monday: Stock futures wide open somewhat lower
Below had been the primary moves in marketplaces, as of 6:01 p.m. ET Monday:
S&P 500 futures (ES=F): 3,843.5, done 5 points or even 0.13%
Dow futures (YM=F): 30,842.00, down twenty six points or 0.08%
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): 13,451.5, printed 24 points or perhaps 0.18%


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All-new Flickr comes with free terabyte and ads, update for Android app
Flickr fans rejoice! A major update to the photo sharing service has completely revamped the look of user accounts and granted everyone a free terabyte of space -- though this comes at its own price paid in advertising. Android users can also update to a less buggy mobile version of the Flickr app now live in the Google Play store.
The more photocentric appearance may look somewhat familiar to users who noticed similar changes taking place on their Contacts page recently. The changes also include a prominent customizable cover photo, a new slideshow mode and a new Activity Feed that combines your friends’ recent uploads with activity on your own photos. That terabyte of storage should support more than 500,000 images, up to 200MB per photo, to encourage full resolution image sharing. Flickr will also now support video playback up to three minutes per video at 1080p HD quality.
It seems the Pro subscription model officially ends today and you'll no longer see your Pro badge. (Flickr will be sending current Pro members more information via email.) Instead, account levels will be labeled as Free, Ad Free and Doublr. Ad Free accounts will cost $49.99 annually and exclude advertising. Doublr accounts are $499.99 per year and include two terabytes of photo and video space.
Let's hear from you: What do you think of Flickr's new changes?
The Laowa 15mm F2 Zero-D is a fast, wide prime lens for full frame mirrorless cameras. We used it for astrophotography and architectural photography – a couple common use cases for this type of lens.
Our 2020 'Best and Worst' episode is here! Will Jordan's art house movie trivia drive Chris to madness? Can you make martinis with pickled tomatoes? Find out what gear the boys from Calgary liked most – and least – this year, and learn a few things you didn't know you wanted to know.
We're taking a look back through 2019 by focusing on one of our all-time favorite photographic subjects – Belvedere, a rescue pup who joined the DPReview team last fall and graced many of our sample galleries over the past 12 months.
There are now seven RX100 models currently on the market that you can buy. Should you save a few bucks and go with less than the latest-and-greatest? Find out which one is the right fit.
A front focusing issue appears to have hit Canon's new 70-200mm F2.8 lens for the EOS R system, with users reporting problems at close focus distances. Update: Canon has issued an official statement acknowledging the issue, and is preparing a firmware update to address it.
Adobe announced 'phenomenal' performance in 2019 with more than $11 billion in revenue, as well as record fourth quarter earnings.
The UK startup has developed a technology that uses machine learning to improve detail and color on digital cameras.
The compact form factor, fast and versatile lens, and pop-up viewfinder made Canon's PowerShot G5 X II an easy pick for DPReview editor Jeff Keller's favorite camera of the year.
Twitter has added support for Live Photos on iOS devices and improved its compression algorithm for JPEGs, which should dramatically improve image quality.
Leica has unveiled a 'Ghost Edition' version of its M10-P priced at $14,995, as well as the new Summilux-M 90mm F1.5 ASPH telephoto prime lens for portrait photography.
The new concept allows for a seamless display without a need for 'notches', 'pinholes' or any kind of motorized pop-up mechanism.
Astronomik's Clip-Filters easily snap into place between the sensor and lens, allowing you to use nearly any lens, regardless of front filter size.
FeiyuTech wants to want to cover every base with a quartet of gimbals covering action cams and phones to full blown DSLRs. The timelapse one is interesting
The XCD 30mm F3.5 is a wide angle prime lens for Hasselblad medium format cameras, and with a price tag close to $4000 you expect it to be good. As Chris and Jordan discover, it's an outstanding optic – with interesting bokeh.
This week DPReview TV tested the Hasselblad XCD 30mm F3.5 wide angle lens for medium format. Here's a gallery of full resolution images from this episode, shot on the Hasselblad X1D II.
A late 2019 edition to Nikon's Z series lens lineup, the 24mm F1.8 has made its way into our hands. We tried it out on the full-frame Z7 as well as the APS-C Z50.
The DJI Mavic Mini is so light – a mere 249g – that it's exempt from FAA registration in the United States. Does that mean it's also exempt from FAA rules? Here's what you need to know.
As next-generation CFExpress cards start to become available, Nikon has released its line of XQD cards in the United States.
Time to dig through your old cameras and play 'Can it play DOOM?'
Keyword management, which previously had only been available to Mac users, has now been released on the Windows version of the software as well.
The Zeiss ZX1 full frame compact may be ready to ship after all, as Adobe lists it amoung newly supported cameras in the latest Camera Raw update
Per a report from CNBC, a number of former Facebook employees have spoken out that Instagram's recent transition to hiding the like count of posts was more than just a good-will gesture.
The arrival of an EF-M version has given Technical Editor Richard Butler even more opportunities to shoot with the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN. It's the fifth time he's picked an APS-C product.
Mobile photography app company VSCO has acquired camera maker Rylo to bring advanced video editing tools to its users.
Nikon is celebrating its first SLR, the Nikon F, with a new Nikon Museum sale that includes a limited-edition wristwatch with a dial watch face.
Repair website iFixit reports that Nikon has contacted more than a dozen independent repair shops that they will no longer be a part of its authorized repair program after their agreement is up in March 2020.
Kodak Alaris confirmed Ektachrome E100 will be available to purchase globally in 5-roll 120 'propacks' and 10-sheet boxes of 4x5 film 'within the next 10 days.'
Take a look at what this fast, wide-angle zoom for Canon's full-frame mirrorless system is capable of.
Adobe has added direct photo importing and advanced photo exporting to Lightroom for iOS and iPadOS, as well as updated the shared album feature in its desktop apps.


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Disney’s ‘Wish’ Struggles During Thanksgiving Week
Disney didn’t get its wish during Thanksgiving Week.
For months now, Disney executives have expressed confidence in their November animated release, Wish.
Alas, the opening week of box office has triggered another wave of, “What is wrong with Disney?” headlines.
Simply stated, Wish underachieved at the box office by finishing third. Here’s what just happened.
Wish by the Numbers
Disney technically released Wish on Wednesday, November 22nd, the day before Thanksgiving.
However, I saw the film on Tuesday, a date whose evening box office did count toward Wish’s five-day holiday total.
Before that, Disney had taken the unusual step of offering a sneak preview of Wish on Saturday, November 18th.
Typically, studios only do this unless they believe strongly in the quality of a film. It’s their way of building buzz and fostering early word-of-mouth.
In the case of Wish, this statement raises more questions than it answers because Disney clearly thought highly of a film that others didn’t.
In fact, one headline out there states, “Disney’s ‘Wish’ Is a Disaster.” I’ll go ahead and spoil you on the fact that this statement is nonsensical.
Yes, everyone reacts differently to art, but opinions can be objectively wrong, and this is one.
A film that’s a “disaster” wouldn’t receive an A- Cinemascore, as Wish has.
While that grade is quite a bit low by Walt Disney Animation Studios standards, it’s still reflective of a crowd-pleasing film.
I’ll say the same thing about Wish that I did about Elemental earlier this year. If you give Wish a chance, you’ll probably enjoy it.
Disney’s problem is that audiences didn’t give it a chance, while jaded film critics split evenly on Wish’s quality.
As I type this, Wish is 50 percent fresh at Rotten Tomatoes after 147 reviews. That’s a large sample size of lukewarm praise and tepid criticism.
Not coincidentally, Wish’s box office struggled. The film earned a modest $31 million million domestically and an atrocious $49 million worldwide.
What Went Wrong?
This is Disney’s Groundhog Day question about its 2023 film release slate.
Frankly, we’ll find a smorgasbord of explanations, most of which hold some truth.
For example, Disney’s pandemic strategy of quick releases on Disney+, a tactic I staunchly supported at the time, has proven detrimental in the now.
Disney trained audiences to wait until titles were available on its streaming service. Now, it’s struggling to entice these potential customers back to theaters.
Also, there’s an unmistakable lack of confidence in the Disney brand right now.
The struggles of recent titles like The Marvels and Haunted Mansion had a spillover effect on Wish.
Guests remain on the fence with these titles and await positive reviews, which Wish didn’t receive in force.
I happened to like the film, but even I’d acknowledge it’s not in the upper tier of Disney’s 62 animated films.
My concern here is more that Disney executives believed otherwise, which is indicative that they may not be in touch with modern consumers.
Then, we have the continued problem that box office simply hasn’t recovered since the pandemic.
Thanksgiving Week is typically one of the best for Hollywood each year.
Before the pandemic, the five-year box office average for holiday releases was about $275 million for all titles.
In other words, the 100 or so movies in release during Thanksgiving Week should earn a total of $275 million from Wednesday through Sunday.
During this holiday, the top ten films managed a paltry $161 million.
That’s up from 2022’s $122.8 million and 2021’s $142.7 million…but not by anywhere as much as Hollywood studios need.
Those two data points tell an entire story, though. After the pandemic ended, movie tickets haven’t increased dramatically.
As the top box office studio for seven straight years, Disney feels that pain more than its competitors because it has the most to lose.
Can Wish Recover?
I’d like to tell you yes. Really, I would.
Unfortunately, that’s not realistic here, at least not to the extent Disney needs for the film to turn a profit.
On the one hand, Disney has cleared the remainder of its 2023 theatrical schedule.
So, Disney is all-in on Wish, whether it should be or not. We should expect a renewed marketing campaign since Disney has nothing to lose here.
Still, films released during Thanksgiving Week almost always struggle the following weekend at the box office.
This behavior occurs because anyone who wants to see the movie can during the extended Thanksgiving holiday period.
That’s precisely why Thanksgiving Week has always been so reliable for Hollywood studios.
The fact that Wish didn’t do well this past weekend hints that demand for the film simply isn’t there.
Disney has used Thanksgiving Week as a launching pad for titles like Coco, Tangled, Moana, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Wish’s performance places it ahead of last year’s disaster, Strange World, but it’s hard to describe this debut as anything other than a huge disappointment.
You shouldn’t be surprised if Disney makes some leadership changes in Disney Entertainment. They’re warranted based on 2023 box office.
Wish is merely the latest example that Disney’s movie machine is on the fritz.
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BBC | 6 September 2010
Trade agreement backed by MEPs
MEPs have broadly welcomed new safeguard measures being brought in as part of a free trade agreement between the EU and South Korea.
The agreement was signed in October 2009 and is expected to come into force by the end of the year.
As part of the agreement new measures will be brought in to protect individual EU industries from any disproportionate rise in imports caused by the agreement.
There is a risk in rapidly rising imports from South Korea caused by the lower customs duties applied.
Under the proposed legislation, the safeguards can be enacted following requests by any member state, the Commission or the EU-Korea Domestic Advisory Group.
Opening the debate on 6 September 2010, the Parliament’s rapporteur on the agreement, Spanish centre-right MEP Pablo Bidegain urged MEPs to support an amendment that could also allow the European Parliament or associations representing at least 25% of the industry to enact the safeguards.
An amendment has also been tabled by the European Parliament’s Trade Committee to set the maximum length of an investigation into whether or not to enact the safeguards at 200 days, instead of the six months proposed by the Commission.
During a parliamentary debate in February 2010, the agreement was criticised by many MEPs, particular as regards its potential impact on the EU car industry.
However the Commission says that the deal could be worth up to €19bn ($28bn, £17bn) to EU exporters.
Swedish liberal MEP Olle Schmidt condemned MEPs who were against the agreement, saying that free trade reduced global poverty and increased liberty. He said that critics were "barking up the wrong tree".
The amendments were approved at the daily voting session on 7 September. However a final vote on the safeguard measures was postponed until October in order to reach agreement with the Council of Ministers.


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全球消費者行銷顧問公司 dunnhumby 近期提出 2015 年食品市場五大趨勢，包括：
Dunnhumby: Fermented, Small-Batch Among 2015's Biggest Food Trends
by Karlene Lukovitz @KLmarketdaily, January 15, 2015, 12:38 PM
In the year ahead, consumer preferences and purchases will be influenced more than ever by specifics related to how food is produced and packaged, according to Dunnhumby, which bases its top food-trends predictions on its analyses of extensive shopper purchasing data and consumer interviews.
Few in the food industry will be surprised to hear that a preference for sugar and other natural sweeteners, as opposed to artificial ones, leads the predictions list for 2015.
Most consumers engaged in the natural sweeteners trend say that health concerns are their primary motivators, confirms Dunnhumby.
Those who prefer natural sweeteners use these products as much as possible, but don't spend a lot of time talking to other people about their pursuit of such sweeteners, or researching new products made with such sweeteners, note the researchers. More than a third (37%) of these consumers said that they learned about natural sweeteners in the grocery store.
"Responsibly produced" claims — including Fair Trade Certified, Certified Organic, free range and grass-fed animal husbandry, and recycled and sustainable packaging — are also expected to gain even more importance this year.
Those engaging in this trend want to feel like they're doing better for themselves and the world. They're proactive about their health, and they seek out more natural processing and high-quality ingredients that they can trust. More than half reported that they buy products specifically because of responsible production considerations.
Also, compared to their behavior relating to other foods on this year's trends list, consumers are much more likely to seek out additional information about responsibly produced products. About a quarter (26%) said they had learned more about such products from a magazine, 15% from doing research and 14% from seeking out information online.
The other trends identified by Dunnhumby for 2015, while not new, are ones that might be somewhat more surprising as being ranked among the top five:
*Fermented foods: Dunnhumby intentionally limited its research in this sector to more "niche" foods that are pickled or have fermentation in their production processes, such as sauerkraut, kimchi, leben, tempeh and kefir, excluding mainstream fermented foods like yogurt, which might be purchased for attributes other than fermentation (like high protein).
Fully 92% of fermented foods enthusiasts said that these products' unique tastes are primary drivers of their purchases. But by and large, they aren't particularly purposeful in actively seeking out these foods or choosing them over other products. And compared with the other trending foods, they are more likely to view fermented foods as a fad.
Also, fermented foods are more likely to be discovered and initially sampled in restaurants than is true for other trending foods.
Overall, just 8% of consumers reported first trying various trending foods in restaurants, versus one-third reporting that they discovered foods while shopping in mainstream grocery stores, according to Dunnhumby.
*Small-batch foods: Consumers who seek out handmade or "artisan" foods consider them to be lifestyle choices in line with their proactive approach to health. They view these foods as offering a more natural experience and higher-quality ingredients for themselves and their families, as well as well as having positive impacts on the world. They believe that engaging in the small-batch foods trend, and supporting local or small businesses, supports their social and ethical beliefs. They also like the unique flavors, fun, experimentation and exclusivity that they associate with these foods.
Interestingly, most said that they first became aware of small-batch products at the grocery store. Other common discovery channels include restaurants (17%), cooking shows (13%) and cookbooks (10%).
And while they identify with the trend, and like to research and discuss small-batch foods, their decisions to select these over similar, mass-produced items depends to some extent on price and availability. They're not apt to go to great lengths to get small-batch items, according to the report.
*Religious standards: Here, Dunnhumby is referring to products, especially meat, that are prepared in line with religious standards — particularly the uptrend in interest in halal, or foods permissible under Muslim dietary guidelines.
People following this trend "are not necessarily participating or aligned with the religion that produces these standards, but still favor products prepared in line with the religious standards," reports Dunnhumby.
"Most consumers eating products prepared using religious standards (82%) said they cared about the impact the foods they eat have on their health," the researchers report. "They believe that eating items produced meeting religious standards allows them to be proactive about their health and enhances their well-being. But it also reflects their desire to be their best self. They believe the designation signifies higher product standards. By caring about the preparation and choosing to purchase these products, they feel they are showing that they care about the impact that the foods they eat have on the world."
Most people already following this trend "were proactively seeking out items that were prepared in line with religious standards, but often couldn't identify if a religious practice influenced the standards and if so, what religious practice influenced them," according to the report.
Most (40%) of consumers following this trend discovered these products through word of mouth. They are highly likely to purchase items that met religious standards, specifically halal, over other similar items, and to spend a lot of time researching products that meet religious preparation standards and incorporating those into their diets. They also said that they plan to buy more of these products as more companies offer them.
Asked about kosher foods, Anna Saffer, director of new product development for DunnhumbyUSA, explained that the kosher-certified trend, with over 40,000 products with kosher claims, "is a much more mature market with much less room for growth."
Dunnhumby reports that it checked the validity of its 2014 food trend predictions by reviewing actual sales trends through October 2014, and found that 78% of the five macro and more than a dozen micro trends identified did experience strong sales growth. Products within the identified trends saw sales growth of 24% versus previous year, on average, according to the company.
The full 2015 food trends report can be downloaded free from Dunnhumby's